Good reads for internationals

This is an ongoing bibliography with a list of books, sites, films and theatrical productions about expat life, international life, Third Culture Kids etc. (FYI: this list can also be found on my other blog www.expatsincebirth.com)

If you would suggest some titles or recommend some sites, please do so in the comment section and I will be glad to add them to the list.

http://cultureshocktoolbox.com/: On this site you find all kinds of informations about what to expect during your international life. From culture shock – while living in new places – to reverse culture shock – when returing to a place you already lived in or your passport/home-country.

Denizen

http://www.denizenmag.com/: Denizen magazine is an online magazine dedicated to today’s Third Culture Kids. It represents the modern global nomad community, complete with attitude, expression and creativity.

Expat Focus

http://www.expatfocus.com/: For anyone moving or living abroad!

Expat Women

http://www.expatwomen.com/: A free website helping expatriate women from all nationalities and any country in the world share experiences and advice, and find resources for living in a foreign country.

Expatica

http://www.expatica.com/: This is a Netherlands-based website that provides useful resources for those living and working in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain and Belgium. It publishes also an online newsletter and hosts conferences on expat-related topics.

FIGT (Families in Global Transition)

http://figt.org/: For Families in Global Transition. It hosts a yearly intenational conference on topics related to global family living.

FSYF (Foreign Service Youth Foundation)

http://fsyf.org/: Foreign Service Youth Foundation: around the world in a Lifetime. Organization for Unated States foreign service teens.

Global Education Explorer

http://globaleducationexplorer.com/: Global Education Explorer is an online tool that enables companies and families to learn about curricula in other countries, educational assessments and customs surrounding schooling.

Global Living Magazine

On this site under “Expat Book Reviews” you can find reviews of books with the “expat” topic (mostly fiction) and under “Expatriate Living” you can find many advices about the Expat life.

http:// www.thelastboardingcall.com/: The Last Boarding call is “ a blog on one of the most hidden journeys of expats or global nomads and the globally mobile family – the journey that involves the major life changes of aging and retirement, sudden disability, family care-giving, and death.”

School Choice International

http://www.schoolchoiceintl.com/: School Choice International helps families with a child with special needs, for whom an overseas move is particularly difficult, both emotionally and educationally.

Sea Change Mentoring

http://www.seachangementoring.com: Sea Change Mentoring offers online mentoring and support for expat teens, third culture kids and global nomads around the world.

http://tckid.com/: A non-profit organization that serves as an active global community of Third Culture Kid (TCK) adult & youth across geographical boundaries.

Third Kulture Kid Academy

http://tckacademy.com/class/

Third Kulture Kid Research

http://tckresearch.com/: The first and most extensive data collection of TCKs. A Wikipedia of TCK research.

Third Culture Kid World

http://www.tckworld.com/useem/

Telegraph (Expats)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/: An online section of the Weelky Telegraph (UK) newspaper dedicated to expatriate living, with resources, news, articles, and informations.

The worlds within

http://www.theworldswithin.org/: “Eva Laszlo-Herbert, Jo Parfitt and Cerine Jin are compiling an anthology of TCK art and writing, as a first volume of a bigger project, which aims to make the lives and stories of worldwide TCKs and TCAs visible and graspable.”

Transitions Abroad

http://www.transitionsabroad.com/: Transitions Abroad is an informational website where you can find website addresses for expats of all countries (by entering: http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/living/resources/expatriatewebsites.shtml)